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BPDC Wins 2nd Prize at James Dyson Award in UAE Competition

05 Sep 2018

Dubai Campus

BPDC Wins 2nd Prize at James Dyson Award in UAE Competition

BPDC Wins 2nd Prize at James Dyson Award in UAE Competition

05 September 2018

The James Dyson Award is an international design award that celebrates, encourages and inspires the next generation of design engineers. It is open to current and recent design engineering students, and is run by the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson’s charitable trust, as part of its mission to encourage young people about design engineering.

Out of hundreds of entries across the world, the project "Smart Biometric Ring" from BITS, Pilani, Dubai Campus secured 2nd position at the James Dyson Award in UAE Competition. The Award ceremony for the UAE regional level took place at One & Only Royal Mirage, Dubai on 5th September, 2018. Teams were also interviewed by Pulse95 radio station, as well as major newspapers. Dyson will now announce top 20 projects on 21st September, 2018, which will be selected from the pool of national winners and runners up from each region. At the end on 15th November, 2018, the global winner will be announced.

Another Proud Moment for BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus

05 Sep 2018

Dubai Campus

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Another Proud Moment for BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus

05 September 2018

Two teams from Computer Science Department won the finals of MENA region’s biggest AI Hackathon, organized by IQPC. The hackathon was a 3-day event consisting of more than 30 teams participating in the preliminary round. The event took place from 3 to 5 September 2018 in Park Hyatt, Dubai and was attended by representatives of Microsoft, Accenture, Etisalat, PWC, and Infosys.

01 September 2018

Amidst great pride and honor, 458 students of the 15thbatch of BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus, were awarded Engineering Degrees. The convocation ceremony was conducted in BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus located in the Academic City. The occasion was graced by the Chief Guest, Mr Vipul, Consulate General, Indian Consulate, Dubai.

During this prestigious event, the degrees were conferred on 458 Graduates who graduated with Ph.D, Higher Degree and First Degree in the following disciplines of engineering: Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Electronics and Communication, Biotechnology, Design Engineering, Microelectronics, Software and M.B.A. Awards for academic excellence and all-round achievement were awarded to the deserving students.

Mr. Vipul, congratulated the graduates. He expressed his happiness that BITS students have won funds for four innovative projects under EXPO 2020. The students are the best brains on new technologies therefore, India with its talent pool and UAE with its wonderful work atmosphere that truly encourages entrepreneurship can build confluence in new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and blockchain.

Dr. Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chancellor, BITS Pilani, in his remote address stressed that with the gift of the best of education at BITS, graduates will stay focused and relevant in the VUCA world – military acronym for volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous which is so typical of our world. He motivated the students to become entrepreneurs which is about dreaming big, being adventurous and show inherent faith in oneself.

Prof. Souvik Bhattacharyya, congratulated all on BITS Pilani being conferred the status of Institute of Eminence. He highlighted that BITS Pilani has been ranked in the World University ranking of both THE (Times Higher Education) and QS (‎Quacquarelli Symonds). Dubai Campus received an award for Strongest Faculty Engagement in EXPO Live University Innovation Program for an impassioned participation from its faculty as academic evaluators.

Prof. Dr. R.N. Saha, congratulated both the graduating students and their parents for this remarkable achievement. He emphasized that the academic programme of BITS Pilani has unique feature of linkage with industries through its Practice School Programmes and research collaborations.

The ceremony concluded solemnly leaving the students in mixed emotions as they bid farewell to their Alma mater and step ahead into their glorious future.